Door-hanger.



P. FRANTZ.

DOOR HANGER, I APPLICATION FILED DEC. 21. I911.

1, 165,329, Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

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1m snares PATENT oF I PETER FRANTZ, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FRANTZ MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

DOOR-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- PatentedDec.21,1915.

Application filed December 21, 1911. Serial No. 667,229.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER F RANTZ, a c1t1- zen of the United States of America, and resident of Sterling, l Vhiteside county, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Door-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to door hangers of that kind in which a hinge joint is employed between the door and the wheel or wheels arranged to travel on the track which is usually supported for this purpose above the doorway.

The object of my invention, generally stated, is to provide a simple, efiective and comparatively inexpensive door hanger of the foregoing general character.

A special object is to provide a'hanger of this character in which a novel form of hinge joint is provided with means for limiting the flexibility thereof in one direction onl Fl) these and other useful ends, my invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure l is a front elevation of adoor hanger embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 22 in Fig. 1, showing the hanger in position on the track, and showing the door hung on the lower portion of said hanger. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective, on a larger scale, showing the manner in which the two parts of the hinge joint are manipulated to connect them together.

As thus illustrated, my invention comprises a pair of longitudinal straps A which are fastened together at their center by a pivot 64, and which are spread apart at their ends to embrace the wheels B. The pivot a supports the goose neck C which has its upper end inserted between the straps A, and its lower end formed with an upturned portion a that forms a hook. The wheels ride on the track D, which may be of any suitable form, and the shape of the goose neck C enables the latter to clear the track and carry the pintle E directly below the wheels. In this way the normal tendency of the wheels is to stand upright. This pintle rests in the hollow of the hook formed by the portion 0. The drop strap or bracket F is formed with forwardly or outwardly bent upper portions 7 that grip the end portlons of the pintle whereby the pintle is fixed to the bracket. The upstanding portlon f is disposed between the pintle bear- 1ng portions 7 and is adapted to engage the bulging back of the goose neck C, behind the track, whereby the flexibility or articulation of the hinge is limited at the back thereof by a stop device carried on the hanger. The door G is secured to the outer surface of said bracket F by bolts g or any other suitable means.

Vith this construction, the door can be swung outward, but the hanger is rigid in the other direction, thus preventing the wheels from falling over against the wall of the building to which the track is secured.

This is because the goose neck leans upon the upper end of the stop 7 carried by the bracket which is arranged inside of the track and fastened in any suitable manner to the door. In addition, the pivot a permits the strap 0 to swing, or permits the straps A to tilt and thereby permit the wheels to adjust themselves to the track. Thus both wheels will always rest firmly on the track. Thus the bent portion of the strap 0 serves as the stop to engage the upstanding stop f and thereby limit the hinge motion in one direction. This results in a strong and simple construction which serves the desired purpose in a very saatisfactory manner.

I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A door hanger comprising a wheel-supported depending member, a door supporting bracket hinged on the lower end of said member, said bracket having an upstanding portion that engages the back of said member, to limit the inward motion of said member and bracket relative to each other, a track for the wheeled member to travel on, said portion being of the same width as the said member, the said bracket being provided with outwardly bent side portions that combine with the said member to form the hinge, and the three portions being integral.

2. A door hanger comprising a wheeled member, a drop strap hinged to the lower end of said member, provided with an upstanding portion engaging the inner side of said member, a track for said member, disposed outside thereof, and means for secur- 7 between its upper and lower ends, to reach around said track, and the bent portion of said member engaging the upper end of said portion.

4. A door hanger comprising a wheeled member, a drop strap hinged to the lower end of said member, provided with an upstanding portion engaging the inner side of said member, a track for said member, and means for securing said drop strap to the door, said member extending downward said mem-ra distance inside of said track, said drop strap having upper ends which extend forward to said hinge, disposedatopposite sides of said portion, and the lower end of said member being upturned to engage the hinge between said ends.

A door hanger comprising a wheeled member, a door strap hinged to the lower end of said member, provided with an upstanding portion engaging the inner slde of said member, a. track for said member, and means for securing said drop strap to the door, said member extending downward a distance inside of said track, said drop strap being disposed between the door and the building,- and said hinge being interposed directly between the upper edge of the door and the bottom ofsaid track.

Signed by me at Sterling, Illinois, this 16th day of December 1911.

PETER 'FRANTZ. \Vitnesses i E. P. BARRY, S. G. CRAWFORD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C. 

